Financial Analyst

ECMC Group is a nonprofit corporation focused on helping students succeed. Headquartered in Minneapolis, ECMC Group and its family of companies provide financial tools and services, as well as funding for innovative programs to help students achieve their academic and professional goals.

Job Summary

Responsible for supporting enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, data reconciliation, and variance analysis activities. Assists in the development and distribution of financial reports, dashboards, and management presentations that provide actionable insights to senior leadership, internal business partners, and external clients. Supports operational and strategic decision-making through financial analysis, forecast modeling, performance reporting, and identification of business trends and variances. Partners with finance and business leaders to improve financial processes, reporting accuracy, and organizational performance.

This position is classified as hybrid and requires attendance in office, Monday - Wednesday in Minneapolis, MN. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Assists in the preparation and consolidation of annual operating budgets, long-range plans, and periodic forecasts in partnership with finance and business leaders. Supports monthly financial close and reporting processes through data validation, reconciliation, and analysis. Monitors, analyzes, and explains variances between actual results, budgets, and forecasts. Creates, maintains, and distributes recurring and ad hoc financial reports, dashboards, scorecards, and management presentations.

Prepares revenue, expense, headcount, cost, and other financial forecasts and schedules to support business planning and operational decision-making. Performs financial analysis to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and key business drivers; evaluates potential business initiatives for financial and strategic feasibility. Extracts, reviews, analyzes, and interprets transactional and financial data and recommends appropriate accruals, adjustments, corrective actions, or process improvements as needed. Analyzes workflows, reporting processes, and data structures to improve efficiency, data integrity, reporting accuracy, and overall effectiveness.

Collaborates with business partners and management to communicate results, support effective business management, and deliver timely, accurate financial information. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience 3+ years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, or a related finance function Working knowledge of financial concepts, budgeting, forecasting, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and other Microsoft Office applications Preferred Qualifications Exposure to FP&A, ERP, or business…

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